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Tesla’s secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 year ago by ghariksforge@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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From the article: "About a decade ago, Tesla rigged the dashboard readouts in its electric cars to provide “rosy” projections of how far owners can drive before needing to recharge, a source told Reuters. The automaker last year became so inundated with driving-range complaints that it created a special team to cancel owners’ service appointments."

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[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (28 children)

My Tesla never ever got close to the advertised range. Usually 200 miles a charge. I went back to an ICE.

[–] pizza_rolls@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

If you have no life a PHEV is the best of both worlds. I went all of COVID without ever getting gas because I was able to just use the battery. And PHEVs have been increasing in range too. I got mine in 2019 and it only has 26 miles range, but the RAV4 prime gets 42 now. Maybe there is even something better, haven't really been paying attention cause I don't need a new car.

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